Trump to install Texas border czar

Trump’s new Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks starts job Monday
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has been replaced at the federal law enforcement organization, and the Trump administration has selected Texas’s top border official, Mike Banks, to fill his boots starting Monday.
Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say
Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Trump to tap Texas “border czar” to lead U.S. Border Patrol, report says
Mike Banks, a former Border Patrol agent, has served in his current role as a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott since January 2023.
With Trump considering Texas' 'border czar' to head Border Patrol, Cornyn praises pick
Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.
Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief
Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State's first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to deal with the unprecedented influx of migrants.
Who Is Mike Banks, The Texas Border Czar Set To Be The Next CBP Chief
Banks played a key role in Texas' Operation Lone Star, an initiative aimed at countering record levels of migrant crossings
Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
A Texas truck driver is facing jailtime after being charged with the deaths of 53 illegal aliens after transporting them in ...
In single bust, U.S. border officers find what they say is 9 pounds of drugs worth $158K
A drug interception this week at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge resulted in officers finding $158,145 ...
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Trump has promised to restart workplace immigration raids. What does that mean for Texas?
Presidents from both parties have raided businesses alleged to have hired people who are in the country without legal status.
'Our agents are relentless': Feds shut down cross-border tunnel used by Mexican cartels for smuggling into US
U.S. and Mexican forces worked together to shut down a cross-border tunnel used by smugglers to bring illicit cargo into the ...
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Border Agents Find ‘Sophisticated’ Migrant Tunnel Built On Biden’s Watch
Homeland Security officials are searching for the makers of an underground tunnel crossing from Mexico under the U.S. border ...
Photos: Snuggly little monkeys seized by border agents at South Texas checkpoint
The agency posted photos of two of the critters snuggled up in blankets and outfitted with tiny diapers; they appeared to be ...
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Previously Deported Guatemalan National Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegal Re-Entry Near Eagle Pass, Texas
A previously deported Guatemalan national was sentenced to three years in a U.S. federal prison for illegal re-entry after ...
US Border Patrol reportedly captures Russian mercenary carrying drone, 2 passports and $4K
Texas border patrol agents arrested a Russian mercenary from Kazakhstan earlier this month, who admitted under questioning to ...